Thursday, September 14, 2006
National Boycott Day on 16th September
September 16th is the anniversary of the Sabra and Shatila massacres, when Ariel Sharon and the Israeli military allowed its Lebanese surrogates to commit the mass murder of thousands of innocent Palestinian men, women and children in these two refugee camps in southern Lebanon. Given that Israel has once again laid waste to Lebanon, particularly the south, it is fitting that we mark this anniversary by demanding that Israel be finally brought to account. It has become ever clearer in recent weeks that if we are to achieve this goal it will require a worldwide civil society campaign of boycotts, divestment, and sanctions.
The Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign is calling on anti-war supporters nationwide to contact their local branches and get involved with the dozens of boycott actions that will be happening in supermarkets across the country. As well as the IPSC, local branches of the Irish Anti-War Movement and Anti-War Ireland will also be commemorating National Boycott Day.
Since 2000, as Israel has killed thousands of Palestinian civilians and devastated the Palestinian economy and society, Irish trade with Israel has increased exponentially year after year, with a full 3,000 tonnes of Israeli vegetables imported to this country since the
start of the second Intifada.
Indeed, Irish supermarkets are often overflowing with Israeli fruit and vegetables. On September 16th, we want to send the message to Irish supermarkets, shops and grocery stores that continuing to trade with Israel while it obliterates Palestine is grossly unethical and gives both financial support and the succour of legitimation to Israel's neverending occupation.
If you won't be able to join us on an action on the 16th, then just do it yourself: go in to your local shop and fill your basket with Israeli goods. Bring it to the till, ask for the manager, and make the simple demand that the shop operates an ethical trading policy. To do this, it must cease its financial support for Israel's occupation and take Israeli goods off its shelves.
Just as in the 1980s, when Irish shoppers refused to support South African Apartheid by boycotting Outspan oranges, we must do the same now in order to bring Israeli aparthied to an end…
What do I boycott?
Israeli produce, which differs from season to season, is often labelled as JAFFA or CARMEL.
However, it is not always branded, so look out for the 'Country of Origin' or 'Produce of' labels on everything in the fruit and veg aisles. Israeli fruit and vegetables for sale in all Irish supermarkets include:
Potatoes, particularly packaged out-of-season new potatoes.
Oranges (mostly labelled "Jaffa")
Avocadoes
Melons
Dates
Citrus fruits such as lemons etc.
Packets of Fresh Herbs are almost always from Israel
Salad vegetables
Don't forget to complain to the management! Demand alternatives to Israeli produce.
The Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign is calling on anti-war supporters nationwide to contact their local branches and get involved with the dozens of boycott actions that will be happening in supermarkets across the country. As well as the IPSC, local branches of the Irish Anti-War Movement and Anti-War Ireland will also be commemorating National Boycott Day.
Since 2000, as Israel has killed thousands of Palestinian civilians and devastated the Palestinian economy and society, Irish trade with Israel has increased exponentially year after year, with a full 3,000 tonnes of Israeli vegetables imported to this country since the
start of the second Intifada.
Indeed, Irish supermarkets are often overflowing with Israeli fruit and vegetables. On September 16th, we want to send the message to Irish supermarkets, shops and grocery stores that continuing to trade with Israel while it obliterates Palestine is grossly unethical and gives both financial support and the succour of legitimation to Israel's neverending occupation.
If you won't be able to join us on an action on the 16th, then just do it yourself: go in to your local shop and fill your basket with Israeli goods. Bring it to the till, ask for the manager, and make the simple demand that the shop operates an ethical trading policy. To do this, it must cease its financial support for Israel's occupation and take Israeli goods off its shelves.
Just as in the 1980s, when Irish shoppers refused to support South African Apartheid by boycotting Outspan oranges, we must do the same now in order to bring Israeli aparthied to an end…
What do I boycott?
Israeli produce, which differs from season to season, is often labelled as JAFFA or CARMEL.
However, it is not always branded, so look out for the 'Country of Origin' or 'Produce of' labels on everything in the fruit and veg aisles. Israeli fruit and vegetables for sale in all Irish supermarkets include:
Potatoes, particularly packaged out-of-season new potatoes.
Oranges (mostly labelled "Jaffa")
Avocadoes
Melons
Dates
Citrus fruits such as lemons etc.
Packets of Fresh Herbs are almost always from Israel
Salad vegetables
Don't forget to complain to the management! Demand alternatives to Israeli produce.